Anyone around me regularly knows I'm a voracious reader. Mike can't seem to put in enough bookshelves. I've been posting what I've been reading via #Fridayreads on Twitter, but I’ve decided to list them here on the blog each week, too. What follows aren’t really reviews per se, … [Read more...] about Friday Reads: Drink Gin, Eat Vegetables
Cookbooks & Food Lit
Who really “writes” celebrity cookbooks? On the NY Times “ghost writer” kerfuffle
A story "I Was a Cookbook Ghostwriter" in The New York Times last week went in detail about how some celebrity chefs rely on ghostwriters to help them get their books in shape for publication. The story mostly recalled the author, Julia Moskins, personal experiences in the … [Read more...] about Who really “writes” celebrity cookbooks? On the NY Times “ghost writer” kerfuffle
Ratio by Michael Ruhlman
The more that I study why and how people cook at home, the more that I understand the importance of a book such as Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking (Scribner, 2009). Noted food writer Michael Ruhlman lays out a simple premise: If you understand the … [Read more...] about Ratio by Michael Ruhlman
How to Cook Without a Book
Along the same lines of Ratio, there’s How to Cook Without a Book: Recipes and Techniques Every Cook Should Know by Heart (Broadway, 2000) by Pam Anderson, author of The Perfect Recipe series. Each chapter focuses on a classic technique. Each includes a step-by-step narrative on … [Read more...] about How to Cook Without a Book
The Flavor Bible
The final entry is The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity Based on the Wisdom of America’s Most Imaginative Chefs by Andrew Dornenberg and Karen Page. In interviews with home cooks, one thing became a common refrain when it came to that moment of standing … [Read more...] about The Flavor Bible
